Fabulous People chords by Joe Jackson

Key: Db

Intro:

A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
F / C    D


Verse 1:
F       C       G        C      F         G     C  F
  Billy grew up   in the middle   of everywhere
G          C     F   C  F
  He never had a say
      C        G          C    F             C     G     C  F
Billy wondered   every weekend   what he was doing there
C G      C         F    D  A
    Everything was grey

Pre-chorus:
                      Em      C                      D
Then he looked at the rainbow flying on the shopping mall
                 A
(On the shopping mall)
                 Em      C                    D
How could anyone say no? Billy had to have it all and he said


Chorus:
G                     F
 "Can I be one of the fabulous people?
C        D             C
  Always fun and never scared?
B  E         B       Dbm       E      D
     I tried being myself, but no one cared"


Verse 2:
F      C     G            C        F        G     C  F
  Soon Billy   was like a kid in a   makeup store
C  G           C    F   C  F
     He had to get away
           C        G        C        F              C      G     C  F
Especially because "Sodom-on-Sea" was   the place he headed for
C G        C         F    D  A
    Happy, glad, and gay


Pre-chorus:
                      Em      C                  D
Then he looked at the rainbow flying on the City Hall
             A
(On the City Hall)
                 Em      C                    D
How could anyone say no? Billy had to have it all and he said


Chorus:
G                     F
 "Can I be one of the fabulous people?
C        D             C
  Always fun and never scared?
B  E         B       Dbm       E      D
     I tried being myself, but no one cared"


[Instrumental]
A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
F / C    D


Verse 3:
F            C     G           C           F       C       G     C  F
  One night, Billy   went in a place where   there were no girls
C  G     C     F   C  F
     Oh, happy day
         C        G              C       F           C         G      C  F
A genie appeared
whispered in his ear, "You wanna give it a whirl "
C G       C    F    D  A
    Billy ran away


Pre-chorus:
                      Em      C                     D
Then he looked at the rainbow hanging by the mirror ball
               A
(By the mirror ball)
                 Em      C                    D
How could anyone say no? Billy had to have it all and he said


Chorus:
G                     F
 "Can I be one of the fabulous people?
C        D             C
  Always fun and never scared?
B  E         B       Dbm       E      D       C
     I tried being myself, but no one cared"


[Instrumental]
A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
F / C    D
A / G    C
(Fade out)